Rio2016

News Hour: If the most popular foods of Rio de Janeiro have one thing in common, it is their informality. While you can find fine restaurants in Rio, what sets the city apart and brings its...

News Hour: It is safe to say Michael Phelps has no need for a lifeguard watching over him in the Olympic pool but the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 18 gold medals among his...

News Hour: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the...

News Hour: Bangladeshi Nobel peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, wearing elegant Olympic athlete uniform carried the Olympic torch today on the final leg of the Olympic torch relay in Rio de Janeiro in the build up...

On August 4, leaders around the globe came to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro to “go for the gold” and bring an end to malnutrition by 2030....Read More

News Hour: Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly has been suspended provisionally after failing a dope test carried out before he arrived at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, reports Reuters. The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) said in...

News Hour: Russia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov said...

News Hour: The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro was illuminated in Brazil’s yellow and green national colors on Thursday as the city put the finishing touches to its preparations for South America’s...

News Hour: As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too, reports Reuters. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the...

News Hour: All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games following confirmation from the IOC, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said...